Lego Battle of Verdun

[mmcv]

Despite being plastic blocks, gives a fair sense of the horror and pathos of it all.

[Heedless Horseman]

Wow! Who Would Have Thought...!  
Fantastic animation and much thought.

Lego must have changed a bit! In 1969, I 'sort of' watched the Moon Landing while playing with 'Space Tanks' built from half a dozen Lego 'bricks'! I could manage suitable 'sound effects', though!

Somehow, though... I don't really 'LI'KE' the way Lego has gone... with figures and very expensive 'models'...(for Dad to build. LOL!).  Maybe, a 'loss of innocence' there?
But, I built 'Space Tanks', so maybe not! 

[Steve J]

That is superbly done and a nice touch to have the history of the battle at the end credits as it were. I did consider buying some figures for skirmish gaming a few years ago but was rather put off by the price!

[Techno II]

The animation really is rather special.....I'd have expected to see everything slightly 'jerky'.

Must have taken ages.

Cheers - Phil

[paulr]

Very impressive trenches, figures, weapons and animation 

I particularly liked the German artillery fire falling on the trench just as the Germans had captured it

They must have been using the Flames of War WWI rules given how close the artillery was to the front line
Totally understandable given the effort put into the terrain

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Looks good

[d_Guy]

Thanks for posting mmcv, very entertaining!
Like Steve I thought of buying lego figures for gaming but off-the-charts expensive. Does anyone know if the figures in the vid are custom made or commercially available?

[mmcv]

There's a fair few people doing stop motion lego battles, impressive work, must take them forever.

Thanks for posting mmcv, very entertaining!
Like Steve I thought of buying lego figures for gaming but off-the-charts expensive. Does anyone know if the figures in the vid are custom made or commercially available?

Looks like they may be from https://www.minifigbattlefields.com/minifig-shop/ though pretty pricy at 1.50 a man and some special figures far in excess of that.

[Ithoriel]

There's a fair few people doing stop motion lego battles, impressive work, must take them forever.

Looks like they may be from https://www.minifigbattlefields.com/minifig-shop/ though pretty pricey at 1.50 a man and some special figures far in excess of that.

Have you looked at the price of 32mm fantasy figures lately?

[mmcv]

Have you looked at the price of 32mm fantasy figures lately?

Haha fair point, I'd forgotten how "big" lego figures were. Suppose it's probably about that price you'd pay per figure for a Warlord 28mm figure pack, give or take. Less detail...but less work too.

[d_Guy]

Thanks for the link! It's an additional $1.50 if you want a rifle. Still, if you just want to skirmish infantry it is doable. Maybe "On to Kilimanjaro"
or something.

[Leman]

Really well done piece of animation Much appreciate that posting.

Andy